topic Re: CW9166I Max Coverage Distance and Load in Wireless

CW9166I Max Coverage Distance and Load

itguy310 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:26:51 GMT

Hello,

We recently purchased new CW9166i's that we are planning to install in place of our old AP's, As part of our planning process we are trying to figure out what the maximum range for the 9166's are and how many users each access point can handle at once. We have tried searching through the data sheets and the interwebs but no luck. Does anyone know this information at all?

Thanks in advance.

Re: CW9166I Max Coverage Distance and Load

balaji.bandi — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:54:05 GMT

depends on the area you installing the AP, Site Survey should give you information, what distance you can mount the AP to get better outcome of user experience. some information can be find below :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9166-series-access-points/catalyst-9166-series-access-points-ds.html

i expect to connect max up to 25 users per AP.

Re: CW9166I Max Coverage Distance and Load

Rich R — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:59:33 GMT

1. Get a professional wireless site survey done.

2. You might find the Meraki guides useful (it's the same AP, slightly different software):
https://documentation.meraki.com/Architectures_and_Best_Practices/Cisco_Meraki_Best_Practice_Design/Best_Practice_Design_-_MR_Wireless
https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/MR_Overview_and_Specifications/CW9166_Datasheet
https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/MR_Installation_Guides/CW9166_Installation_Guide